Murphy, 23, is struggling for game time at St. James' Park with the likes of Matt Ritchie, Kenedy, Christian Atsu and Ayoze Perez above the former Norwich City man in the pecking order.

Indeed, the England Under-21 international has clocked up just 301 minutes of Premier League football this season despite being signed by Newcastle in the summer of 2017 for a fee believed to be in the region of £12million.

West Brom have agreed to sign Murphy on loan until the end of the season and an announcement is expected imminently. The latest update states that Newcastle have struck a deal favourable for their coffers.

Murphy has a strong record in the Championship, scoring 10 goals and creating nine more in 46 appearances. He replaces the losses of Oliver Burke to Celtic, Bakary Sako to Crystal Palace and Harvey Barnes to Leicester City.

Will Butcher

Sports journalist who graduated in 2016 from Staffordshire University, and has since worked for Football Insider. Obsessed with anything football related. Still dreaming of a Premier League return for Leeds United.